"Go on," I urged, eyeing King Nigel. "Tell me about you and my mom." For five minutes, King Nigel simply sat silent watching me, a strange look flashing on his face here and there before disappearing. I was beginning to grow uncomfortable and didn't want to have to stand here much longer. "You're
"If it helps you feel better, you can attack me all you want. For allowing you and your mother to live amongst those disgusting werewolves, I will atone. " King Nigel assured me, closing the distance between us and slamming a hand on the wall behind my head. "But I will not let you go back there. On
For the next few days, I was kept confined to the room that the lycan king deemed to be mine. The only person I saw the entire time was Asher as he brought me my three meals each day and then two servants that were apparently brought here to help me shower and change. Both were young women, maybe i
"Why are you here?" I asked, my gaze narrowing. "I'm here to escort you to dinner." Asher said easily, completely ignoring my hostility. "It was your father's request." "Don't call that bastard my father." I hissed. "My father's dead." "You know, the sooner you accept it, the sooner you can move
Eyes growing wide, I looked at King Nigel and tried to determine if I was hearing things. He just said it was time to eat... Was he referring to those hearts? "Those..." I stammered, lifting a finger and pointing, unable to stay quiet. "What are those?" Maybe I was seeing things wrong, or maybe th
"GET HER!" King Nigel's booming voice echoed towards me, spurring my movements forward. Lost in what to do and worried that if I got caught I wouldn't get another chance, I started grabbing at doors, attempting to open them, but most were locked. Only one remained open and inside was a dark stairwe
"When I say go, we move." Tristan murmured, beginning to make a battle plan. "The slightest fuck up and we could die, do you understand?" 'Of course I understand.' I huffed. Tristan, of all people, was aware of my upbringing and how much training I had to endure because of my father. One thing I w
'Should I have just stopped what I was doing?' I asked indignantly. 'We needed an escape route.' 'Sure, whatever.' Clearly, Tristan was in no mood to bicker back and forth with me given the current circumstances. Agreeing wholeheartedly that we needed all our energy to escape, I didn't push furthe
Ouch…"Anyway," Chloe continued, looking into the distance once again. "I’ve been observing you all morning and you’ve been acting strangely. If you don’t get it together, they’re going to grow suspicious. ""I..." I began, but stopped as Chloe got up and wiped dirt from her pants."That was all I w
[Asher’s POV]A gasp escaped me as my eyes flew open. What was… lifting a hand, I touched my forehead to find it covered in sweat. Sitting up, I watched as a black comforter fell down my body, revealing perfectly smooth skin."My scars..." I murmured as my memories of everything that happened up to
[Asher’s POV]"Asher!"Antoine’s voice drifted through the roar of the power I was slowly drawing in as Selene struggled to break free. From the sound of his tone, I knew that he already had an idea of what I was about to do and wanted to stop me."Stay back!" I called, turning to meet his terrified
[Asher’s POV]Jumping up, I kept Leah close to me as I drew on my power once again. The duo would pay dearly for what they had done. And then, once I was done with them, I would go and join Leah."Asher!" Antoine called as footsteps began to make their way towards me. "You need to calm down.""Calm
[Leah’s POV]"Stop it!" I shrieked, shoving Selene aside. "You’re hurting him!"Behind me, I could hear the yells of my comrades, but I wasn’t about to stop now. Sucking in a breath, I lifted my fingers and began to wipe the blood from Asher’s injuries."Why did you let her do this?" I murmured, fee
[Leah’s POV]I kept my gaze fixed on Asher as I continued to touch Ian. Despite the indifference that remained in his features, I could see the jealousy burning in his eyes. Good. This meant that even when the darkness had taken over, he still felt the bond between us. That meant there was a chance
[Leah’s POV]"Mallard has been around for a very long time." Craig began, growing serious. "I know that sounds impossible, but some claim he may even be immortal."Immortal…Shivering, I tried to picture being unable to die. After losing those closest to me, I found it hard to imagine carrying on. I
[Leah’s POV]"You’re Asher." I insisted. There was no way that I could mistake the sensations I was feeling from where we touched."Who?" The man asked in confusion."Leah," Ian murmured, giving my body a slight tug. "That isn’t Asher."Frowning, I continued to take in the man. The eyes that met min
[Leah’s POV]I held my breath as Craig led us into a dark hallway with a long stairwell leading down beneath the earth. Once we reached the bottom, the sound of laughter drifted towards us, filling the deafening silence that was becoming unbearable."In here." Craig announced, beginning to knock an